Scatt · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Scatt in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Scatt registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Anderson County and reported Alabama as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Scatts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Scatt registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Scatts registered

Texas counties where the Scatts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County1100%

Where the Scatts were born

Birthplaces the Scatts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Scatts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Scatts
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Scatt in the register

The Scatts in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
William ScattAnderson CountyAlabama1848

Scatt genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Scatt in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 1 of the 1. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Scatts in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Scatt?

Anderson County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Scatt appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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